1. COLOSSAL COUNT
INDIA CENSUS 2011
Ramgopal
Cancherla Credits: The Economic Times : 3rd Apr 2010

2. Overview
India launched the mammoth task of counting and
profiling nearly 1.2 bio people according to their
gender, religion, education and occupation on
Thurs, 1st Apr 2010, an exercise that has never
baulked before floods, drought or even wars.
Here’s a lowdown on an exercise that could
translate into better schools, hospitals and
transportation.
President Ms Prathiba Patil, our country’s first
citizen,Cancherlathe first to be profiled.
Ramgopal was > Source - The Economic Times 03/04/10

3. BIGGEST DATABASE
The CENSUS, conducted by the home ministry, is
the most credible source of information on
demography. It is also the most comprehensive
database for governments to parse through for
framing policies and a bedrock of knowledge for
national & international agencies and businesses.
It is also a mirror on the country’s progress in the
past decade through its study on government
schemes. > Source - The Economic Times 03/04/10
Ramgopal Cancherla

4. VITAL STATS
 Rs 2,209 crore
costs to the  2.5 mio #
government of census officials
 12,000 tonnes
 7,000
of paper to be used
# of towns they will
 64 crore
# of census forms visit
 50 lac  600,000
# of instruction # of villages they will
manuals visit
Ramgopal Cancherla > Source - The Economic Times 03/04/10

5. CENSUS 2011
F
 The census will create a National Population
Register(NPR), a comprehensive identity
I database.
R  The NPR in turn will create a biometric national
database where every person aged over 15 will be
S photographed and fingerprinted.
T  It will for the first time also attempt to gather
information on the use of internet, ownership of
S computers & mobiles, and availability of drinking
water & toilets in households.
Ramgopal Cancherla > Source - The Economic Times 03/04/10

6. CENSUS 2011
H
 Population 2008: 1,139,965,000
I th
 15 headcount since 1872
G  House listing & housing census between Apr &
H
July 2010
S  Population Enumeration from Feb 09-28, 2011
P  Forms & instruction manuals in 16 & 18 languages
O
T
respectively
S  Entire exercise would be completed by March 5,
2011
 Results in mid-2011
Ramgopal Cancherla > Source - The Economic Times 03/04/10

7. HERCULEAN PROCESS - A
Census enumerators will visit each household
and gather information on forms, which will be
sent to data processing centers in 15 cities.
Data processing will be done using a software
called Intelligent Character Recognition
Software (ICR), which will scan the forms at
high speed and extract data automatically.
Ramgopal Cancherla > Source - The Economic Times 03/04/10

8. HERCULEAN PROCESS - B
The NPR list will be sent to the Unique Identity
Authority of India for eliminating duplicates and
issuing Unique ID Numbers for every person. The
trimmed database along with the UID number will
be sent to the office of the Registrar General and
Census Commissioner to form the National
Population Register. The first NPR cards would roll
out by 2011 end. - The Economic Times 03/04/10
Ramgopal Cancherla > Source

9. WHOLE STORY
of 2 forms given in each household - A
The first form relates to the house listing & housing
census. Will have 35 questions on building material,
use of houses, drinking water, availability and type
of latrines, electricity, possession of assets etc.
Ramgopal Cancherla > Source - The Economic Times 03/04/10

10. WHOLE STORY
of 2 forms given in each household - B
The second form relates to the National Population
Register and will outline name, gender, date of birth,
place of birth, marital status, name of father, name
of mother, name of spouse, present address,
permanent address, occupation, nationality,
educational qualification and relationship to head of
family.
Ramgopal Cancherla > Source - The Economic Times 03/04/10

11. COMPULSORY EXERCISE
A person who fails to cooperate can be fined or
punished.
 Information is confidential, not accessible even to
courts.
 Every household will be given an acknowledgement
slip at the time of enumeration.
 More info can be regularly accessed on
http://www.censusindia.gov.in
Ramgopal Cancherla > Source - The Economic Times 03/04/10